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In the past decade, heroes and villains spawned from the pages of comic books have upended popular culture and revolutionised the entertainment industry. The narratives weave together a multitude of complementary and sometimes competing storylines, spun across decades, generations, and mediums, forming a complex tapestry that simultaneously captures the imagination and captivates the mind. These stories reveal our own vulnerabilities while casting an ideal to which we aspire. They pull at our deepest emotions and push us to the cusp of reality, and bring us back to Earth with a renewed hope of a better tomorrow. They are an endless source of powerful metaphors to help us learn and develop, then be the best versions of ourselves possible.

Through the lens of the superhero genre, each chapter explores contemporary challenges in leadership, team building, and conflict, while emphasising the role of humanity and human nature in our own world.

Contributors: Ian Boley; Jo Brick; Mitch Brian; Max Brooks; Mike Burke; Kelsey Cipolla; Amelia Cohen-Levy; Mick Cook; Jeff Drake; Clara Engle; Candice Frost; Ronald Granieri, PhD; Heather S. Gregg, PhD; James Groves; Geoff Harkness, PhD; Theresa Hitchens; Kayla Hodges; Cory Hollon, PhD; Joshua Huminski; Erica Iverson; Alyssa Jones; Mathew Klickstein; Jonathan Klug; Matt Lancaster; Steve Leonard; Karolyn McEwen; Eric Muirhead; Jon Niccum; Kera Rolsen; Mick Ryan; Julie Still; Patrick Sullivan; Aaron Rahsaan Thomas; Dan Ward; and Janeen Webb, PhD.

Table of Contents
Foreword by Jon Niccum Introduction PART I: GREAT RESPONSIBILITY 1 Boys Will Be Boys by Kayla Hodges 2 Call it, Captain by Cory S. Hollon 3 The Rise of a Reluctant Leader by Mick Ryan 4 The Unexpected Hero by Kari McEwen 5 The Command of Masks by Ronald J. Granieri 6 Ethical Excellence Through Decisive Dimness by Jeff Drake PART II: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! 7 Blood in the Inkwell by Geoff Harkness 8 We Could Be (Super)Heroes by Heather S. Gregg 9 When Being a Superhero Ain’t So Super by Mathew Klickstein 10 Lumberjanes and Team Building the Hardcore Lady-Type Way by Julie M. Still 11 There Was an Idea by Amelia Cohen-Levy 12 The Ordinary, Everyday Superhero by Mike Burke PART III: GREEN LANTERN’S LIGHT! 13 The River of Truth by Matt Lancaster 14 They Only Lack the Light to Show the Way by Eric Muirhead 15 Could the Sokovia Accords Save the (Real) World? by Theresa Hitchens 16 A Fitting End for His Kind by Jo Brick 17 Injustice for All by James Groves 18 It’s Not Just Black and White by Alyssa Jones 19 Black Vibranium in the Hour of Chaos by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas PART IV: IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME! 20 Who Runs the World? Squirrels! by Kelsey Cipolla 21 Your Cape and Cowl, Mr. Bond? by Mitch Brian 22 Trick or Deceit by Erica Iverson 23 Unbeatable by Dan Ward 24 The Veidt Method by Ian Boley PART V: TO THE BATCAVE! 25 I’ve Come to Save the World by Kera Rolsen 26 Your Ancestors Called It Magic, But You Call It Science by Jonathan Klug 27 Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys? by Candice E. Frost 28 To the Warrior, Their Arms by Mick Cook 29 We Need to Be Put in Check by Clara Engle PART VI: KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! 30 The Caped Crusader and the Road to Radicalism by Max Brooks 31 Where Monsters Dwell by Steven Leonard 32 Marvel Zombies by Jon Niccum 33 Strip Mining the Superhero Archetype by Janeen Webb 34 The New Gods by Patrick Sullivan 35 ХАЙЛЬ ГИДРА! by Joshua C. Huminski Contributors

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      Publisher: Casemate Publishers
      Publication Date: 15/08/2023
      ISBN13: 9781636243399, 978-1636243399
      ISBN10: 1636243398
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      Book Synopsis
      In the past decade, heroes and villains spawned from the pages of comic books have upended popular culture and revolutionised the entertainment industry. The narratives weave together a multitude of complementary and sometimes competing storylines, spun across decades, generations, and mediums, forming a complex tapestry that simultaneously captures the imagination and captivates the mind. These stories reveal our own vulnerabilities while casting an ideal to which we aspire. They pull at our deepest emotions and push us to the cusp of reality, and bring us back to Earth with a renewed hope of a better tomorrow. They are an endless source of powerful metaphors to help us learn and develop, then be the best versions of ourselves possible.

      Through the lens of the superhero genre, each chapter explores contemporary challenges in leadership, team building, and conflict, while emphasising the role of humanity and human nature in our own world.

      Contributors: Ian Boley; Jo Brick; Mitch Brian; Max Brooks; Mike Burke; Kelsey Cipolla; Amelia Cohen-Levy; Mick Cook; Jeff Drake; Clara Engle; Candice Frost; Ronald Granieri, PhD; Heather S. Gregg, PhD; James Groves; Geoff Harkness, PhD; Theresa Hitchens; Kayla Hodges; Cory Hollon, PhD; Joshua Huminski; Erica Iverson; Alyssa Jones; Mathew Klickstein; Jonathan Klug; Matt Lancaster; Steve Leonard; Karolyn McEwen; Eric Muirhead; Jon Niccum; Kera Rolsen; Mick Ryan; Julie Still; Patrick Sullivan; Aaron Rahsaan Thomas; Dan Ward; and Janeen Webb, PhD.

      Table of Contents
      Foreword by Jon Niccum Introduction PART I: GREAT RESPONSIBILITY 1 Boys Will Be Boys by Kayla Hodges 2 Call it, Captain by Cory S. Hollon 3 The Rise of a Reluctant Leader by Mick Ryan 4 The Unexpected Hero by Kari McEwen 5 The Command of Masks by Ronald J. Granieri 6 Ethical Excellence Through Decisive Dimness by Jeff Drake PART II: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE! 7 Blood in the Inkwell by Geoff Harkness 8 We Could Be (Super)Heroes by Heather S. Gregg 9 When Being a Superhero Ain’t So Super by Mathew Klickstein 10 Lumberjanes and Team Building the Hardcore Lady-Type Way by Julie M. Still 11 There Was an Idea by Amelia Cohen-Levy 12 The Ordinary, Everyday Superhero by Mike Burke PART III: GREEN LANTERN’S LIGHT! 13 The River of Truth by Matt Lancaster 14 They Only Lack the Light to Show the Way by Eric Muirhead 15 Could the Sokovia Accords Save the (Real) World? by Theresa Hitchens 16 A Fitting End for His Kind by Jo Brick 17 Injustice for All by James Groves 18 It’s Not Just Black and White by Alyssa Jones 19 Black Vibranium in the Hour of Chaos by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas PART IV: IT’S CLOBBERIN’ TIME! 20 Who Runs the World? Squirrels! by Kelsey Cipolla 21 Your Cape and Cowl, Mr. Bond? by Mitch Brian 22 Trick or Deceit by Erica Iverson 23 Unbeatable by Dan Ward 24 The Veidt Method by Ian Boley PART V: TO THE BATCAVE! 25 I’ve Come to Save the World by Kera Rolsen 26 Your Ancestors Called It Magic, But You Call It Science by Jonathan Klug 27 Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys? by Candice E. Frost 28 To the Warrior, Their Arms by Mick Cook 29 We Need to Be Put in Check by Clara Engle PART VI: KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! 30 The Caped Crusader and the Road to Radicalism by Max Brooks 31 Where Monsters Dwell by Steven Leonard 32 Marvel Zombies by Jon Niccum 33 Strip Mining the Superhero Archetype by Janeen Webb 34 The New Gods by Patrick Sullivan 35 ХАЙЛЬ ГИДРА! by Joshua C. Huminski Contributors

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